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New pattern – the Darlington Lace Shawl

I have just uploaded a new pattern which is perfect for this time of year – the Darlington Lace Shawl. This is an elegant shawl which can be draped around your shoulders or gathered into a wide scarf to keep you warm on an evening stroll.

It features a beautiful stitch, Darlington Lace, from our Reversible Knitting Stitches book. The stitch is light and airy with gently curving ribs between lines of open eyelets.

I worked the shawl in a lovely dusky blue bamboo/cotton yarn, but I could imagine it in a stunning white for a summer bride or in a pale apricot for a summer outfit.

Read more about this new pattern in my latest blogpost here.
For more information about the pattern, please click the button below.
Reversible Knitting Stitches by Moira Ravenscroft & Anna Ravenscroft, Wyndlestraw Designs
Reversible Knitting Stitches

New Vertical Format version for our
​Reversible Knitting Stitches E-book!

We have just completed formatting a new version of our Reversible Knitting Stitches E-book! The new Vertical Format book is perfect for iPads, tablets and other devices which are set to portrait mode.

​Each stitch has its own page with photographs of both the right side and wrong side plus charts and line-by-line instructions. Individual pages can be bookmarked or printed out if required for later reference.

The original Landscape Format E-book has a horizontal lay-out to suit both lap-tops and computers. The pages are also set with a larger font size so the details can be easily seen on smaller devices such as mobile phones. Both versions are available for immediate download from the website.
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​For more information, please click here.

The Seeing Double blogpost series concludes!

​If you have been following this "Seeing Double" series of blogposts, you will know that I am a fan of using two ends of yarn for all kinds of reasons – it can add warmth to your winter knitting, expand your range of yarn choices, and produce beautiful tonal effects.

​It is also a great way to create sets of items – all perfectly co-ordinated because the same yarns have been used throughout, as in the Trevarren Placemat Set pictured here.

Today, I have posted the last in the blogpost series with tips and techniques for working with doubled yarns. I hope you have enjoyed this series of blogposts and that it will give you lots of ideas for using doubled yarns in your future projects.
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To read the  first post in the series, please click here.
​To see the full list of posts in the series, please see my Blogpost page.

Our Reversible Knitting Stitches book now has 250+ stitches!
Our new Reversible Knitting Stitches E-book has now been published! 
  • Over 250 reversible stitch patterns
  • More than 80 project examples to inspire you in your own work
  • Available in both Vertical and Landscape formats

Click here for a gallery of sample pages and more information. 
To purchase a copy, please click the button below.

Where we like to knit
If you click on the "About" tab of this website, you will see that I have a gallery of places where I like to knit, courtesy of my husband Tim's photos. Well, here's another one to add to that collection!

This was during our visit to Sweden last year and the photo shows Anna and I knitting together by Lake Mälaren in the gardens of Grönsöö Palace just to the west of Stockholm.  

​It was gloriously sunny and warm during our visit and it was so enjoyable to be with Anna and her husband. 

​Please click here to read more about this beautiful place.

KNITTING PATTERNS and BOOKS
The new edition of our innovative book, Reversible Knitting Stitches has now been published!

Please click the button below for more information.
All the knitting patterns and books can be downloaded instantly so you can start your knitting today! Click the button below to browse all the available designs.